Hi Ho Tonto?

9/21/05

Ok, so Kaleigh's been working for Bishop's
Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland for the last couple of weeks. They hired her
to ride all the ponies and mini mules to make sure they were ready when they
open on 9/24. Kaleigh has worked very hard after school every day and
on Saturdays. She washes ponies, brushes ponies, saddles ponies and
rides and rides and rides. Well, today when I went to pick her up, she
whispered "Come here and let me show you what I taught Tonto". We go
outside and she hops on this little appy pony and she cues him and he kind
of hops up in the front end. I say, "Yeah, that's neat Kay, too bad
you can't really get him to go up". She gives me the sidelong
Kaleigh glance and says "Um, hello? That wasn't it....watch". She
bumps Tonto again and he goes full up, pawing the air and stays there with
her just grinning ear to ear. My eyes flew open and my jaw dropped.
This kids ability with horses just floors me! Way to go Bronco Billy!!